Archive for October 2014
Corye Payton added by Al Nahda
Corye Payton (196 cm, Wilmington’12) is now a newcomer to Al Nahda Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia-Premier League) this 2014-15. The guard is coming off a four-game stint with Club Atletico Montevideo (Uruguay-LUB). He averaged 12.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg during his brief run in South America. He is no stranger to hoops in the Middle…
Read MoreNBA Opens 2014-15 Season with 3 Games
The 2014-15 NBA season is officially underway! The league treated its fans to a trio of games on opening night and the six teams that took to the hardwood floor did not disappoint one bit. Two blow-out wins sandwiched a tight nailbiter. A young phenom barely misses a rare triple-double, a promising rookie suffers a…
Read MoreEurocup Regular Season Round 3
Two games sparked Round 3 of the Eurocup Regular Season into action as Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar and Strasbourg both picked up important wins. The round will get into full swing on Wednesday with a further 16 games completing the schedule for week three of the competition. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. PAOK Thessaloniki, 87-46 Russian club…
Read MoreNBA Opens with Over 100 Foreign Players
The 2014/2015 NBA season is about to tip off and anyone who said Basketball is an American sport is sorely mistaken. There are now over 100 foreign players on rosters in the NBA, and they are not only part of the franchises they are an integral part of the league. The NBA, like Basketball as…
Read MorePrishtina moves to 3-0 in Balkan League
KB Sigal Prishtina stayed perfect Balkan League by defeating SCM U Craiova in convincing fashion to open Round 3 of the competition. The Kosovo club had too much for the Romanian visitors as they raced to a comfortable 92-76 victory in front of its home fans. A high scoring first quarter saw Craiova carve out…
Read MoreJon Harris departs Rivadavia
Jon Harris (201 cm, Cleveland State’14) has ended his brief stint with Gimnasia-Indalo Esgr.Comodoro Rivadavia in the Argentine LigaA. The forward penned with the club during pre-season and played just one game, hitting the floor for 17 minutes and logging numbers of 7 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. The American is in his rookie…
Read MoreAnte Perica to coach Egis Kormend
Ante Perica will will be the new head coach of the Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division) this 2014/2015 season. He is coming in as a replacement for Aaron Mitchell. Ante Perica will be bringing in some fresh perspective and coaching direction for the team. He worked with Kapfenberg in Austria for the last three seasons. The…
Read MoreRobbie Sihota inks with Fribourg
Swiss Fribourg Olympic (LNA) landed Robbie Sihota (201 cm, University of Calgary’10) for 2014-15 season. The 27-year old Canadian forward with roots in India, moved to Switzerland after two seasons in a row (3 in total) in the Netherlands. During the 2010/2011 season the 198 cm forward wass even top rebounder of the Dutch Basketball…
Read MoreBrian Qvale heads to Tofas
Brian Qvale (210 cm, Montana’11) heads to Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL) for the rest of the 2014/2015 season. The American played for Medi Bayreuth (Germany, BBL) during the 2013/2014. In 33 games he as part of the clubs’ starting frontcourt and averaged 13.2 points and 6.1 rebounds in a solid campaign. He just got released from…
Read MoreMike Bruesewitz signs with Grosuplje
Slovenian team Grosuplje (Telemach League) has signed Mike Bruesewitz (198 cm, Wisconsin’13) for the rest of the season. After graduating from Wisconsin University following the 2012-2013 season, Bruesewitz played abroad in Israel for the past nine months. His team, Hapoel Jerusalem (Winner League), was the regular season runner-up in the Israeli Premier League and Mike…
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